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plus. [ clapping]. >> ann romney big night. her message at tonight republic national cop convention [ female announcer ] they can be enlightening. hey, bro. or engaging. conversations help us learn and grow. at wells fargo, we believe you can never underestimate the power of a conversation. it's this exchange of ideas that helps you move ahead with confidence. so when the conversation turns to your financial goals... turn to us. if you need anything else, let me know. wells fargo....
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. >>> mitt romney and his new pick for vp hit the campaign trail. i work at the cable company, and i get to wear a hard hat... a question already! my mom says cable can't bundle cell phones all on one bill. nobody does that. mom says at&t does, so... uh...uh... [ female announcer ] call to get our u-verse triple play for $89 a month. now get the same great price for 2 years. get lots of bundle choices. even add wireless voice all on one bill. switch and get a total home dvr included free for life. i bring tv...to you... mr. roy, with u-verse tv... you can record up to four shows at once on a single dvr and play them back on any tv. ms. jones has u-verse! [ female announcer ] call to get our triple play for $89 a month. and get the same great price for 2 years plus a total home dvr. and u-verse has more hd channels than cable, too. i want at&t. -me, too! -yeah! who wants to talk to a fireman? i do! okay. [ female announcer ] choose the bundle that fits your life. ♪ >>> big changes are in store to better protect workers at napa state hospital. the s
. >>> mitt romney and his new pick for vp hit the campaign trail. i work at the cable company, and i get to wear a hard hat... a question already! my mom says cable can't bundle cell phones all on one bill. nobody does that. mom says at&t does, so... uh...uh... [ female announcer ] call to get our u-verse triple play for $89 a month. now get the same great price for 2 years. get lots of bundle choices. even add wireless voice all on one bill. switch and get a total home dvr...
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it's romney hood. >>reporter: romney campaign focus on welfare this week. choosing the president of spreading welfare reform with waiver to state. >> under obama plan wouldn't have to work or train for a job. they just sent you your welfare check. welfare to work goes back to being plain old welfare. romney will restore the work rirlt because it wor works. >>reporter: under the new rules implemented by the obama administration aplay for federal welfare regulation indication but republicans say it gets around the reformula. that law requires welfare recipient to work or get job training. so far only 2 states have applied for waivers. utah and nevada. both have republican governors. you can cross a few mr. names off the romney v p contender list. rnc announce more head lane speaker this month convention. santorum and jeb bush. both received some v p buzz but were considered long shots. romney horse was eliminate from the olympics today which means he could be heading back from london soon. which means a v p announcement could be imminent. karen abc news washi
it's romney hood. >>reporter: romney campaign focus on welfare this week. choosing the president of spreading welfare reform with waiver to state. >> under obama plan wouldn't have to work or train for a job. they just sent you your welfare check. welfare to work goes back to being plain old welfare. romney will restore the work rirlt because it wor works. >>reporter: under the new rules implemented by the obama administration aplay for federal welfare regulation indication...
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president romney. >> incredible speech. off the chart. laid out a clear vision for where the country is to go. >> the economy and jobs being the found diagnosis of what makes america great and ability to start a business and pursue your dream that was probably my favorite part. >>reporter: one interruption during the speech pro-testtors held up a couple banner but majority in the hall it was a momentary distraction. in a long night of celebration. >> crowd loved it as you can see. tonight they are tearing up the floor cleaning up the place moving out. quick note on the protestors. benjamin and ray avila of san francisco code pink were 2 of the protestors escorted out of the hall. tomorrow mitt romney and paul ryan are calling a fair well and victory celebration here and then final two week of the campaign. reporting live from tampa, abc 7 news. >> all right mark thank you. >> of course mark will be live next week from the democratic national convention in charlotte, north carolina. you can follow him on twitter at matthew abc 7 or go to o
president romney. >> incredible speech. off the chart. laid out a clear vision for where the country is to go. >> the economy and jobs being the found diagnosis of what makes america great and ability to start a business and pursue your dream that was probably my favorite part. >>reporter: one interruption during the speech pro-testtors held up a couple banner but majority in the hall it was a momentary distraction. in a long night of celebration. >> crowd loved it as...
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congressman paul ryan accepted the nomination saying he and mitt romney are ready. >> after four years of getting the run around, america needs a turn around a and demand for the job as governor mitt romney. >> ryan has been attacked for his plan to turn medicare into a voucher program for those under 55. tonight he was heckled by two code pink protesters, and he pushed back. >> it will strengthen medicare from my mom's generation and for my generation and for my kids and yours. >> he says he is not only ready for the debate, but ready for the battle. >> they have no answer to this simple reality. we need to stop spending money we don't have. it is really simple. it is not that hard. >> reporter: for supporters who president whatted him to share his personal story he did a little. talking about how his father died when he was a teenager and his mom started a small business. >> it made our family proud. to this day my mom is my role model. >> reporter: ryan says the choice this november comes to limiting growth or limiting government. >> join mitt romney and me, let's give this effort e
congressman paul ryan accepted the nomination saying he and mitt romney are ready. >> after four years of getting the run around, america needs a turn around a and demand for the job as governor mitt romney. >> ryan has been attacked for his plan to turn medicare into a voucher program for those under 55. tonight he was heckled by two code pink protesters, and he pushed back. >> it will strengthen medicare from my mom's generation and for my generation and for my kids and...
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app romney took the stage -- ann romney took the stage saying she didn't want to talk about politics, but about the love. >> i want to talk about the love for a man i had at a dance. >> the son of a governor was determined to be successful. >> i can tell you mitt romney was not handed success. he built it. >> she called women the best of america. >> i love you women. >> downplaying her own wealth, she talked about the economy and how it has made life harder. >> it is the little things that pile up to be big things. the big things, the good jobs and chance at college and the home you want to buy get harder. everything has become harder. >> ending by saying, you can trust mitt. >> he will take us to a better place just as he took me home safely from that dance. give him that chance. give america that chance. >> with this mitt romney came on stage and embraced his wife. the convention hall rocked. new jersey's governor followed with a fiery keynote. >> they believe in pitting unions against teachers and educators against parents and lobbyists against children. they believe in teachers' u
app romney took the stage -- ann romney took the stage saying she didn't want to talk about politics, but about the love. >> i want to talk about the love for a man i had at a dance. >> the son of a governor was determined to be successful. >> i can tell you mitt romney was not handed success. he built it. >> she called women the best of america. >> i love you women. >> downplaying her own wealth, she talked about the economy and how it has made life harder....
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abc news anchor diane sawyer spoke with with mitt romney 5 sons. they talk about their dad their mom and the high and low of a father running for president. >> none of us expected tuberculosis here so i think this is a big, you know, it will be a big moment for us to watch our dad go up there and accept the nomination. >> despite all the stuff he's still just dad to us. >> nerves work their way out early in the campaign. now we are just anxious and excited the to see how things work. >>reporter: this moment more than 6 years after their father first began his quest for the presidency. >> i want to introduce my family. this my oldest father of 4. >> 5 sons in all. 4 in business like their dad one ben a dock are to. all are marrie married. there are 18 grandchildren. >> we have a photo of a family gathering of the romneys. absolutely incredible. you can tell when you get together there's a global khaki shortag shortage. >> i'm the rebel because i eat chocolate. >> you can see we don't wear khaki any more. >>reporter: they say they are a family like a
abc news anchor diane sawyer spoke with with mitt romney 5 sons. they talk about their dad their mom and the high and low of a father running for president. >> none of us expected tuberculosis here so i think this is a big, you know, it will be a big moment for us to watch our dad go up there and accept the nomination. >> despite all the stuff he's still just dad to us. >> nerves work their way out early in the campaign. now we are just anxious and excited the to see how...
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romney team reacting. the congressman was reiterating the stand against abortion even in cases of rape going further saying women bodies have way of working a way of stopping pregnancy during rape. >> it seems to me first of all from what i understand from doctors that's really rare. if it's a legitimate rape the female body has ways to try to shut that whole thing down. >>reporter: the reason this ricochet all the way to the white house is because that congressman has often seen eye to eye with mitt romney running mate paul ryan on abortion. they both sign on as co-sponsors on at least 2 separate bills on abortion. one bill that would offer an exception to abortion in case of forcible rape. critic asking what's the difference? president sensing an opening trying to reach women voters saying no matter what the congressman in missouri was trying to say the president is on the other side. >> the view express idea offensive. rape is rape. and the idea that we should be qualifying and parcelling and slicing wh
romney team reacting. the congressman was reiterating the stand against abortion even in cases of rape going further saying women bodies have way of working a way of stopping pregnancy during rape. >> it seems to me first of all from what i understand from doctors that's really rare. if it's a legitimate rape the female body has ways to try to shut that whole thing down. >>reporter: the reason this ricochet all the way to the white house is because that congressman has often seen...
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romney has chosen wisconsin congressman paul ryan to be that running mate. in addition, both cnn and the associated press are reporting the ryan selection. the 42-year-old is the chairman of the house committee. he is known for his plans to cut government spending including overhauling medicare and so-called entitle meant programs. romney is scheduled to official knee name his choice at 6:00 a.m. our time. abc news will bring you live coverage when it happens. >>> a decorated marine lost his life. he was known for his bravery on the battlefield and for his compassion here at home. ama dates joins us now with what his family is saying tonight. ama? >> his family lives in loss altos and that is where they are gathering after learning of his death. the marine told his dad he could come home as early as december. instead the family got the knock on the door last night. 29-year-old marine captain will be remembered as a hero. he was shot and killed in afghanistan along with two other marines. >> a local afghani wanted to see him. since he was training the afghani
romney has chosen wisconsin congressman paul ryan to be that running mate. in addition, both cnn and the associated press are reporting the ryan selection. the 42-year-old is the chairman of the house committee. he is known for his plans to cut government spending including overhauling medicare and so-called entitle meant programs. romney is scheduled to official knee name his choice at 6:00 a.m. our time. abc news will bring you live coverage when it happens. >>> a decorated marine...
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good evening. >> the convention spotlight belonged to mitt romney tonight. the final night of the republican national convention and tonight he made the defining speech of his political career. he finished speaking jaws short time ago and here's some of the highlights. >> thinks what our nation was supposed to start paying down the national debt. and rolling back those massive deficits. this was the hope and change america voted for. it's not just what we wanted. it's not just what we expected. it's what americans deserve. now is the moment when we can stand up and say i'm an american. i make my destiny. we deseven better. my children deserve better. my family deserves better. my country deserves better. someone who attacks success has led the worst economic recovery since the great depression. in america we celebrate success. we don't apologize for success. plus applause. >> romney says optimism felt by americans after the election of president obama has been replaced by doubt about the future. it was hollywood heavy weight clint eastwood who riled up the c
good evening. >> the convention spotlight belonged to mitt romney tonight. the final night of the republican national convention and tonight he made the defining speech of his political career. he finished speaking jaws short time ago and here's some of the highlights. >> thinks what our nation was supposed to start paying down the national debt. and rolling back those massive deficits. this was the hope and change america voted for. it's not just what we wanted. it's not just what...
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romney's new running mate gets cheers and years. complete >> dan: good evening, workers who abruptly lost their jobs at solyndra learned today they are getting a break. the company defaulted on a huge federal energy loan but has agreed to a multimillion dollar settlement to the workers it fired. here is david louie. >> with rare exception company laying off 50 employees must give them 60 days notice. it was shock when the 1,000 workers were let go one morning, just days before the company filed for bankruptcy. peter spent four years there will be one of 1,000 in the $3.5 million settlement. >> i'm happy for the employees. finally they got some closure. >> he was an engineer at solyndra. he sued the next day complaining that top level executives were given bonuses to stay on while he and his co-workers got nothing. the settlement sends an important message. >> to have something in place, you don't just drop the people that made your company. have something in place that they can rely on. they put in all the ha
romney's new running mate gets cheers and years. complete >> dan: good evening, workers who abruptly lost their jobs at solyndra learned today they are getting a break. the company defaulted on a huge federal energy loan but has agreed to a multimillion dollar settlement to the workers it fired. here is david louie. >> with rare exception company laying off 50 employees must give them 60 days notice. it was shock when the 1,000 workers were let go one...
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and mitt romney back home after a happy birthday! thank you, nana send money to anyone's checking account with chase quickpay. all you need is an email address or mobile number. you're welcome. take a step forward and chase what matters. [ male announcer ] now at your dinner...is...served. tonight, take it easy and enjoy your favorite soup, salad and hot, hearty sub. like the toasty big hot pastrami melt. get to your local subway for some dinnertime deliciousness tonight. subway. eat fresh. >>> breaking news. writer gore vidal has died. he was screen writer and political activist. he wrote 25 novels and died today at 86. >> overspending could cost the republican party in this election year. state and federal finance reports the party is about $450 million in debt. capital correspondent nannette miranda looks at where the party goes from here. >> after criticizing democrats for years about overspending the california republican party finds itself in terrible financial shape two three months before the election. layoffs at party headqu
and mitt romney back home after a happy birthday! thank you, nana send money to anyone's checking account with chase quickpay. all you need is an email address or mobile number. you're welcome. take a step forward and chase what matters. [ male announcer ] now at your dinner...is...served. tonight, take it easy and enjoy your favorite soup, salad and hot, hearty sub. like the toasty big hot pastrami melt. get to your local subway for some dinnertime deliciousness tonight. subway. eat fresh....
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eastwood says he likes romney's plans for tax reform. the former caramel mayor endorsed john mccain last time around. >>> now time to check our weekend weather. >> the weekend is here. sandhya patel with the accu-weather forecast. >> i can tell some of us are very excited. we are all excited. the weekend is here, and we are talking much cooler weather. temperatures are going to drop as we hit the week end. i want to show you our time lapse from the rooftop camera. this is a couple hours ago and as you look at the bay bridge, not just the low clouds, but we have high clouds moving in as well. check out live 7hd and the marine layer has ramped up. it is 2200 feet deep, and that is signaling a change. 58 in pacifica and 92 in antioch. 5 to 10 degrees cooler in the bay area, and with this deepening marine layer and the strong wind flow, the low clouds are starting to push into the inland areas and bayside communities will get well inland by the morning. in the 50s and sictz and like i said -- 50s and 60s. cloudy overnight and cooler days thi
eastwood says he likes romney's plans for tax reform. the former caramel mayor endorsed john mccain last time around. >>> now time to check our weekend weather. >> the weekend is here. sandhya patel with the accu-weather forecast. >> i can tell some of us are very excited. we are all excited. the weekend is here, and we are talking much cooler weather. temperatures are going to drop as we hit the week end. i want to show you our time lapse from the rooftop camera. this is a...
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today mitt romney and his wife ann arrived in tampa and new jersey governor christie and ann romney are the big speakers tonight. she is expected to give the nation a better understanding of her husband. on the way to tampa she handed out home baked cookies to the secret service and media. i don't know what that individual is i an poll wraoeuz for that. here we go -- i apologize for that -- here we go. >> you will see my speech is heartfelt a lot of you have been covering me long enough you know i have never gone off of a written text. so this is a unique experience for me. >> romney's running mate paul ryan arrived at the convention today from wisconsin. he will speak tomorrow. mark mats throughs will have live reports all week follow him on facebook and twitter for instant updates. abc news is providing live coverage of the convention streaming it at abc7news.com from 4 to 8:30 p.m. today through thursday. >>> still ahead, several local agencies do a joint clean-up of a homeless camp in san francisco today. some of the people have lived there for a decade. terry mcsweeney tells us why
today mitt romney and his wife ann arrived in tampa and new jersey governor christie and ann romney are the big speakers tonight. she is expected to give the nation a better understanding of her husband. on the way to tampa she handed out home baked cookies to the secret service and media. i don't know what that individual is i an poll wraoeuz for that. here we go -- i apologize for that -- here we go. >> you will see my speech is heartfelt a lot of you have been covering me long enough...
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republicans staged a post convention rally romney and ryan were joined by their wives before each headed out on the campaign trail. they also showed off their new campaign plane. romney travel to the louisiana to tour damage from what was hurricane isaac the storm cancelled the first day of the republican convention in tampa monday. democrats were wrapping up -- ramping up f[÷ their convention which begins in north carolina tuesday they unveiled the podium at the time warmer cable arena one of the two venues the democrats will use. president obama and vice president biden will give their speeches outdoors appear the bank of america stadium, home of the carolina panthers. >>> mark matthews will be live next week from the convention in charlotte get instant updates all week from mark by following him on facebook or twitter. >>> big smiles in alameda county this morning dozens are flashing their pearly whites thanks to to volunteers providing free dental care. amy hollyfield is live at the clinic in san lorenzo. >> reporter: good morning. people starred lining up at 3:00 this morning to --
republicans staged a post convention rally romney and ryan were joined by their wives before each headed out on the campaign trail. they also showed off their new campaign plane. romney travel to the louisiana to tour damage from what was hurricane isaac the storm cancelled the first day of the republican convention in tampa monday. democrats were wrapping up -- ramping up f[÷ their convention which begins in north carolina tuesday they unveiled the podium at the time warmer cable arena one of...
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. >>> tonight, mitt romney makes the most important speech of his campaign and possibly his career. he will expect to millions as he accepts the gop nomination. romney made one last campaign stop in indianapolis yesterday before returning to tampa for tonight's speech. republican officials say members of the mormon church and former business associates will help introduce the republican candidate mark matthews will be reporting live from tampa tonight follow him on twitter for instant updates or go to the abc7 news facebook page we'll be streaming live coverage of today's convention on abc7news.com starting at 4:00. >>> the city of sunnyvale celebrating great news from the professional business website linkedin, it is expanding that means more jobs in the future. amy hollyfield joins us with more. >> reporter: linkedin has some offices here apparently they like it here they've signed a lease to expand which will mean bringing of jobs. the employees remember the lean times from 2008 to 2010, very vividly. they are thrilled to hear that linkedin will be expanding a couple doors down f
. >>> tonight, mitt romney makes the most important speech of his campaign and possibly his career. he will expect to millions as he accepts the gop nomination. romney made one last campaign stop in indianapolis yesterday before returning to tampa for tonight's speech. republican officials say members of the mormon church and former business associates will help introduce the republican candidate mark matthews will be reporting live from tampa tonight follow him on twitter for instant...
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. >>> president obama and his presumed challenger mitt romney are both weighing in on what today's jobs report means for america. employers added 163,000 jobs in july, the most since february. the labor department was only expecting between 90 and 100,000. the unemployment rate went up to 8.3%. from the capital, president obama says the report shows slow but steady growth. romney says it is not enough. >> those are our neighbors and family members finding work and the security that comes with work. but, let's acknowledge, we've still got too many folks out there looking for work. >> another hammer blow to the struggling middle class of america. the president has not had policies that put american families back to work put them in place and get america working again, >> high unemployment could hurt president obama's reelection hopes no president since world war ii has faced reelection with unemployment over 8%. >>> we want to help people here in the bay area find jobs. our next hire event is next tuesday in san jose from noon until 4:00. go to abc7news.com/jobs foron. >>> still ahead, se
. >>> president obama and his presumed challenger mitt romney are both weighing in on what today's jobs report means for america. employers added 163,000 jobs in july, the most since february. the labor department was only expecting between 90 and 100,000. the unemployment rate went up to 8.3%. from the capital, president obama says the report shows slow but steady growth. romney says it is not enough. >> those are our neighbors and family members finding work and the security...
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the 82-year-old endorsed romney earlier inth month. president obama took his reelection campaign online today. he went on to the social media site and when submitted an ama request meaning ask me anything so many people responded it crashed the site. he said a manned mars flight to what was his most difficult decision and offense and he replied the surge in forces in afghanistan and asked who was the best nba player ever. michael jordan. interesting. the best weather forecaster ever? >> spencer christian. >> i didn't have to pay you much to say it either. >> talk about the forecast around here. following isaac obviously. >> and, of course, isaac is still tropical storm dumping flooding rains across the southeast and mississippi valley and gulf coast. by sharp contrast here in the bay air as we see down into the bay we don't even have a marine layer tonight. clear skies from coast to it inland much like today and it is so mild and pleasant around the bay area. go to live doppler 7 hd to give you another look at the absence of marine lay
the 82-year-old endorsed romney earlier inth month. president obama took his reelection campaign online today. he went on to the social media site and when submitted an ama request meaning ask me anything so many people responded it crashed the site. he said a manned mars flight to what was his most difficult decision and offense and he replied the surge in forces in afghanistan and asked who was the best nba player ever. michael jordan. interesting. the best weather forecaster ever? >>...
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>>reporter: he said he's endorsing romney as country needs a boost. and do you remember the superbowl commercial back in february. >> it's half time. both teams in the locker room discuss what they can do to win this game. second half. it's half time in america, too. people are out of work and they are hurting. all wondering what. >>reporter: republicans criticized eastwood half time in america ad viewing it as endorsement of president obama auto bailout. eastwood responded then by saying he was not politically affiliated with the president. >>> warning from the oakland police department tonight. they report that several armed robbery occurred in the past few week and all victims being lured by ads on craigslist. police say people wanting to buy cars electronic needed designated spot and robbed at gun point. may seem obvious but police say these kind of transaction you should always meet in a highly populated are area. don't carry large amount of cash and something just doesn't feel right for you or somebody looks suspicious just leave the area. >> in
>>reporter: he said he's endorsing romney as country needs a boost. and do you remember the superbowl commercial back in february. >> it's half time. both teams in the locker room discuss what they can do to win this game. second half. it's half time in america, too. people are out of work and they are hurting. all wondering what. >>reporter: republicans criticized eastwood half time in america ad viewing it as endorsement of president obama auto bailout. eastwood responded...
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secretary of state condoleeza rice will talk to the republican national convention tonight after mitt romney's wife spoke last night. she stumped for her husband again this morning she reflected on a trip to puerto rico speaking to a latino republican group. >> a peak into a culture and vibrancy and energy, a passion that i saw from that little island that that is really what represents the best of america. >> president obama left colorado for virginia today. the president will speak at the university of virginia that state will wrap up a four day swing to college towns aimed at reaching younger voters. mark matthews will be reporting live from the convention in tampa all week. for updates you can follow him on twitter or our facebook page. we'll be streaming live news coverage of today's republican convention on abc7news.com starting 4 p.m.. >>> more kids going back-to-school today they have a sunny and clear day. are we going to start to cool down. >> just in time for the holiday weekend. warmer weather on the way in yourself haven't -- in your seven day forecast. winds changed, smoke up nor
secretary of state condoleeza rice will talk to the republican national convention tonight after mitt romney's wife spoke last night. she stumped for her husband again this morning she reflected on a trip to puerto rico speaking to a latino republican group. >> a peak into a culture and vibrancy and energy, a passion that i saw from that little island that that is really what represents the best of america. >> president obama left colorado for virginia today. the president will...
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nightline," republican vice presidential pick paul ryan makes his debut but can he really help put mitt romney in the white house. plus it was supposed to be with the "name your price" tool, you tell us what you want to pay, and we give you a range of coverages to choose from. who is she? that's flobot. she's this new robot we're trying out, mostly for, like, small stuff. wow! look at her go! she's pretty good. she's pretty good. hey, flobot, great job. oops. [ powers down ] uh-oh, flobot is broken. the "name your price" tool, only from progressive. call or click today. >> dan: they are all over the website. websites offering cash for your used cellphone. michael finney put it to the test. >> the cellphone when you move on to the next one, what do you do with your old one? >> that is the big question. >> you may have old electronics stuffed away, now turn them into cold, hard cash. many websites offer to buy and recycle everything from old tv sets and ipods and laptops and, of course, cellphones. that is where money is. they will quote you a price online but how likely are you able to get that
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mitt romney labeled the comments, insulting, inexcusable and offensive. reports say party officials are looking into ways to replace him on the ticket. i was a race analysts say republicans had a chance of winning. >>> kansas congressman apologizing for any embarrassment caused by his naked swim during a trip to israel last summer he was among 30 lawmakers and staff who swam in the sea of galilee the place where the bible says jesus walked on water. he released this statement after dinner i followed some members of congress in a spontaneous and brief dive into the sea and regretably, i jumped in without a swimsuit. >>> abc news is reporting that tony scott had inoperable brain cancer. he is known for top again and days of thunder he jumped from a bridge and left several notes to loved ones, his death is being investigated as suicide. >> prince philip has left the hospital after a successful treatment for a bladder infection. the 91-year-old husband of the queen was hospitalized last wednesday after suffering a recurrence of an infection he had this summer
mitt romney labeled the comments, insulting, inexcusable and offensive. reports say party officials are looking into ways to replace him on the ticket. i was a race analysts say republicans had a chance of winning. >>> kansas congressman apologizing for any embarrassment caused by his naked swim during a trip to israel last summer he was among 30 lawmakers and staff who swam in the sea of galilee the place where the bible says jesus walked on water. he released this statement after...
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this as republican presidential candidate mitt romney and other prominent members of the gop have distanced themselves from akin. akin set off a fire storm when said women might be able to -- he vowed to stay in the senate race today. >>> i do know this i knew that the party voters took a look at our hearts understood who we were had a chance to meet us in many dining room ways and made a decision and -- in many different ways and made a decision to think the party bosses will dictate who runs. >> akin apologized again for his verbal miscue. he rean ed his belief that he can win in november. >>> right tphoubg, firefighters are making progress in containing a huge wildfire that has destroyed dozens of homes and structures north of sacramento. the fire is burning east of redding in shasta and tehama counties more than 24,000 acres since saturday now 50% contained. calfire says 50 structures have been destroyed, not known how many of those structures are homes. there are still about 200 homes threatened. >>> sky 7 hd shows some of the best sailors in the world in san francisco bay during pract
this as republican presidential candidate mitt romney and other prominent members of the gop have distanced themselves from akin. akin set off a fire storm when said women might be able to -- he vowed to stay in the senate race today. >>> i do know this i knew that the party voters took a look at our hearts understood who we were had a chance to meet us in many dining room ways and made a decision and -- in many different ways and made a decision to think the party bosses will dictate...
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events pushed back a day with mitt romney giving his acceptance speech thursday in prime time instead of on wednesday. delegates used weather met for to deflect attention from isaa isaac. >> i don't care if we get blown in by a hurricane or tornado, ultimately there is going to be an earthquake in washington next january. >>reporter: isaac also had an effect on demonstrators outside the arena. expecting a crowd of 5,000 police say just 500 people showed up. none of them causing problems. >> well for the people charged with protecting delegates and politician in tampa it's not the weather that is the primary concern. security is of course extremely tight at the g.o.p. convention. fvl mark matthews is in tampa with a look at the security measures in place that have particular significance to the bay area. you. >> inside the forum the convention opened and closed within a couple of minutes today. first day of business postponed because of tropical storm isaac. but outside the security is at full strength. roads closed around the arena. multiple check points to get in and armed national g
events pushed back a day with mitt romney giving his acceptance speech thursday in prime time instead of on wednesday. delegates used weather met for to deflect attention from isaa isaac. >> i don't care if we get blown in by a hurricane or tornado, ultimately there is going to be an earthquake in washington next january. >>reporter: isaac also had an effect on demonstrators outside the arena. expecting a crowd of 5,000 police say just 500 people showed up. none of them causing...
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presidential candidate mitt romney is with his wife in new hampshire preparing for his speech on thursday. governors from louisiana, alabama and mississippi declared states of emergency as tropical storm isaac churns towards the gulf coast. residents are being told to be vigilant and ready to evacuate on a mope's notice in parts of new orleans they've already been told to evacuate. isaac is expected to make landfall, tuesday or wednesday as a cat 1, winds over 75 miles an hour. new orleans is in the storm's path if the hurricane comes ashore once date the irony s it would be sev years to the day after hurricane katrina struck. residents aren't the only ones leaving, dozens of oil rigs and platforms along the gulf of mexico are being evacuated. experts estimate between 75 and 80% of gulf oil production could be shutdown. lone lines were forming as drivers rushed to fill occupy. too soon to tell how much of an impact -- for the latest on isaac's path we'll check in with meteorologist mike nicco. >>> good morning. i wanted to show you the scope of how big this storm is or influence outer ban
presidential candidate mitt romney is with his wife in new hampshire preparing for his speech on thursday. governors from louisiana, alabama and mississippi declared states of emergency as tropical storm isaac churns towards the gulf coast. residents are being told to be vigilant and ready to evacuate on a mope's notice in parts of new orleans they've already been told to evacuate. isaac is expected to make landfall, tuesday or wednesday as a cat 1, winds over 75 miles an hour. new orleans is...
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mitt romney is asking aiken to consider dropping out to give the republicans a better chance of win ago senate seat. they desperately desire. >> his comments about rape were deeply offensive. and i can't defend what he said. i can't defend him. >> his view were his offensive. rape is rape. >>reporter: president obama says aiken rae mark highlight the sharp divide between republican and democrat on reproduction rights. >> 7 news learned oakland has now pinpointed the cause of its chronic police radio problem. one of the worst outage happened during president obama recent visit. according to city investigation verified by the fcc, at&t cell towers are interfering with police radio signal. report calls it a band width problem. at&t temporarily shut down 16 of its towers in oakland while the glitch is fixed. it says the network will be affected but no impact on the 3 g and 4 g network. >> then this. police in santa rosa lost communication today when the power went out in the dispatch center. knock out the phones. 2 way radio and computer aid add dispatching system. 911 calls were then forwa
mitt romney is asking aiken to consider dropping out to give the republicans a better chance of win ago senate seat. they desperately desire. >> his comments about rape were deeply offensive. and i can't defend what he said. i can't defend him. >> his view were his offensive. rape is rape. >>reporter: president obama says aiken rae mark highlight the sharp divide between republican and democrat on reproduction rights. >> 7 news learned oakland has now pinpointed the...
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mitt romney camp says he will announce his choice for running mate tomorrow morning in norfolk, virginia. the presumptive republican presidential candidate has played it very cholesterol to the vest but most political analyst put congressman portma portman, former minnesota governor polente and wisconsin governor ryan on the short lis list. he will name the choice at 6:00 our time. >> our fuss begins tomorrow morning at 5:00 we expect to carry that announcement for you live as it happens on abc 7. >> marin with deep tie to the bay area lost his life in afghanistan. marine captain is known to family and friends as marine marine. he was in afghanistan during this tour to train afghan police forces to provide security for their own country. 29-year-old man is son of a judge and associate justice of the state appellate court. his father spoke with 7 news late today. >> he didn't toot his own horn. he did what he thought was the right thing. he did it with passion. and perk is very lucky to have soldiers and sailors men and women like him and his colleagues who are trying to take care of busi
mitt romney camp says he will announce his choice for running mate tomorrow morning in norfolk, virginia. the presumptive republican presidential candidate has played it very cholesterol to the vest but most political analyst put congressman portma portman, former minnesota governor polente and wisconsin governor ryan on the short lis list. he will name the choice at 6:00 our time. >> our fuss begins tomorrow morning at 5:00 we expect to carry that announcement for you live as it happens...
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not mitt romney. and that's what he's done in congress as well. >> jonathan, you've done what i deem a national service in terms of outlining some specifics of ryan's plan. there are going to be two tax rates. the top level will go town to 25%. unspecified tax deductions. we know a lot of is that stuff will be balanced on programs for the poor and middle class. medicare is unchanged for those 55 and older. he's going to repeal.comcare, insuring up to 30 million americans in total. this is a fairly draconian prescription for the country, is it not? >> it is draconian, but the thing you have to keep in mind is that paul ryan is an extremely good politician. and i think you shouldn't underestimate his skills in that regard. his district in wisconsin is not a republican district. it's right in the middle. and he's won it strongly. he's also very successfully managed to craft this image of himself, who he is, what he believes, and where he comes from that's wildly at odds with the reality and peddle it wit
not mitt romney. and that's what he's done in congress as well. >> jonathan, you've done what i deem a national service in terms of outlining some specifics of ryan's plan. there are going to be two tax rates. the top level will go town to 25%. unspecified tax deductions. we know a lot of is that stuff will be balanced on programs for the poor and middle class. medicare is unchanged for those 55 and older. he's going to repeal.comcare, insuring up to 30 million americans in total. this is...
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that is something that the romney campaign approved, that governor romney now owns. the ad that was put out by priorities usa is not an ad on behalf of the obama campaign. it wasn't put out by the obama campaign. it was not funded by the obama campaign, so there's a fundamental difference. i find it somewhat ironic, to say the least, when you think about the fact that -- you think about the fact that newt gingrich is out there defending governor romney. what level of dante's political hell has newt gingrich and mitt romney entered? >> this is what i find so confusing, why in the world would newt gingrich go out there and talk about welfare when he knows that he has to talk about an ad that admittedly isn't true, i mean how stupid is that? why would he do that, what's the upside of doing that? >> you know, this campaign, it is the most puzzling campaign, to me, the romney campaign. there's no message. we're now about what 90 days out, there's still no focus. you could literally walk down the street of any major city or small town and no one can tell you what governor
that is something that the romney campaign approved, that governor romney now owns. the ad that was put out by priorities usa is not an ad on behalf of the obama campaign. it wasn't put out by the obama campaign. it was not funded by the obama campaign, so there's a fundamental difference. i find it somewhat ironic, to say the least, when you think about the fact that -- you think about the fact that newt gingrich is out there defending governor romney. what level of dante's political hell has...
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romney can define himself. the obama team goes after romney again on bain and calling on him-to-do what his own father did, release multiple years of his personal tax returns. >> i think bain is the beginning of a narrative arc. bain will be around i suspect for the whole campaign. so i think it's the foundation of a narrative arc and i think that is all going to tie together by the end of this campaign. if romney does not find an effective answer to this he will come across as the candidate of the few by the few and for the few. >> his wealth and his success in a year where these are all issues that people are talking about you know, have the possibility at some dimensions to you know, to make him a caricature of himself. he'll have to offer a positive hopeful vision for the future of the country. which he has the capacity to do. >> through the dissidence, the romney campaign fights to get out its message. >> you put yourself out there. you describe what you believe. hopefully, people sort through all the chaf
romney can define himself. the obama team goes after romney again on bain and calling on him-to-do what his own father did, release multiple years of his personal tax returns. >> i think bain is the beginning of a narrative arc. bain will be around i suspect for the whole campaign. so i think it's the foundation of a narrative arc and i think that is all going to tie together by the end of this campaign. if romney does not find an effective answer to this he will come across as the...
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in other words, romney's ad is a blatant lie. but romney is not backing down. he claims bill clinton is on his side. >> i think president clinton would be surprised to see that the legislation that he and republicans agreed upon to put work into welfare is now going to be waived, that work requirement, by virtue of a president who has a very different view about welfare than i think bill clinton and republicans did some years ago. >> romney is either lying or he's misinformed. former president bill clinton is not surprised at all. in fact, a clinton spokesman said president obama's new policy is consistent with policies enacted in the 1990s. the former president is giving the plan his blessing. looks like mitt romney got it all wrong again. joining me tonight is jonathan alter, msnbc political analyst and columnist for bloomberg view. great to have you with us. why is the romney campaign telling one lie after another? i mean, we just ran a story last night and also tonight on the ohio voting and now this. what's going on here? >> well, they are starting to real
in other words, romney's ad is a blatant lie. but romney is not backing down. he claims bill clinton is on his side. >> i think president clinton would be surprised to see that the legislation that he and republicans agreed upon to put work into welfare is now going to be waived, that work requirement, by virtue of a president who has a very different view about welfare than i think bill clinton and republicans did some years ago. >> romney is either lying or he's misinformed....
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let me go to kelly o'donnell because she's seen romney be a romney advocate and sometimes a romney critic wanting more -- frankly, romney wanted more people defending his plan. is that fair to say? >> absolutely. and i think part of what you hear paul ryan talk about when he pitches for mitt romney is that the specifics will matter and that the ceo mind set of mitt romney, the way he has approached his work as governor or when he was serving the olympics in 2002 to come in and work on that and turn it around is the sort of turn around mind set, look at the numbers, don't ignore the fact that there is a fiscal cliff. that's part of what paul ryan talks about and very passionately on the stump, to get people to not look away from the fiscal dangers that are looming for the country. he walks people through it in a very clear way and talks about the risks and the choices and he does it in an impassioned way but not in an exceedingly partisan way. by that i mean he's more of the processor tone than someone who is railing against the other party in trying to get people to understand the issues.
let me go to kelly o'donnell because she's seen romney be a romney advocate and sometimes a romney critic wanting more -- frankly, romney wanted more people defending his plan. is that fair to say? >> absolutely. and i think part of what you hear paul ryan talk about when he pitches for mitt romney is that the specifics will matter and that the ceo mind set of mitt romney, the way he has approached his work as governor or when he was serving the olympics in 2002 to come in and work on...
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>> because romney's is better. that's why. >> why are you kicking elderly people under 55 -- why not kick it in now? >> because romney's is better. it includes a lot of the good features and it addresses the fact that you've got to get rid of very significant amounts of loopholes and it is it designed to create a dproet pattern that generates another three-quarters of a percent of growth. >> i have one last question. you're a great surrogate so let me ask you this question. does romney skip away from the ryan plan to eliminate capital-gains taxes, so the rich who make money off money don't have to pay more taxes. >> romney has made it clear that the capital gains rate will stay at 15%. >> so he's against ryan on that one, too. >> no, he's for romney. ryan is supporting the romney plan. >> this is wild. >> why do you want -- here is your problem. here is your problem. you guys don't understand there's a guy at the top of the ticket. >> let me explain. >> i'm not dumb enough to pick the fact the guy in second place i
>> because romney's is better. that's why. >> why are you kicking elderly people under 55 -- why not kick it in now? >> because romney's is better. it includes a lot of the good features and it addresses the fact that you've got to get rid of very significant amounts of loopholes and it is it designed to create a dproet pattern that generates another three-quarters of a percent of growth. >> i have one last question. you're a great surrogate so let me ask you this...
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. >> romney -- romney wore a tie and no jacket and ryan wore no tie with a jacket. i don't know what that means. but erick erickson, what did you think of the options of this? >> you know, i thought it was actually not too bad. i thought the optics weren't terrible -- it frees me up to be able to do that this morning and i can go with paul ryan now and be more casual. i'm struck by two things. first of all, i think the romney campaign has been largely listless this summer. they weren't put on a good message. there were a lot of barack obama mistakes in june that they weren't able to capitalize on and now you have paul ryan. they send him a talking point we're not going to embrace paul ryan's plan. well, yeah, you are. and that you're trying to pedal this with a straight face, i think that encapsulates what's wrong this summer. thing is fight we need and to his credit he did a better job selling mitt romney than mitt romney did selling himself in the last three months. there's one other point worth mentioning. we are now really at a historic changing point. this is f
. >> romney -- romney wore a tie and no jacket and ryan wore no tie with a jacket. i don't know what that means. but erick erickson, what did you think of the options of this? >> you know, i thought it was actually not too bad. i thought the optics weren't terrible -- it frees me up to be able to do that this morning and i can go with paul ryan now and be more casual. i'm struck by two things. first of all, i think the romney campaign has been largely listless this summer. they...
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romney. just one day after a damning independent analysis, the obama campaign put out an ad that will air in eight battleground states. >> mitt romney made $20 million in 2010 but paid only 14% in taxes. probably less than you. now he has a plan that would give millionaires another tax break and raises taxes on middle class families by up to $2,000 a year. mitt romney's middle class tax increase, he pays less, you pay more. >> the romney campaign has been caught completely flatfooted. on a conference call this morning, romney advisers struggled to combat the truth about their tax plan. romney adviser eric fernstrom called the independent analysis a joke. another adviser said the romney plan would create 5 million to 10 million jobs but couldn't explain how the campaign arrived at that number. it's important to understand what they're saying here. after an independent analysis says romney's plan would raise taxes on 95% of americans, romney's advisers call that report a joke. and yet won't pro
romney. just one day after a damning independent analysis, the obama campaign put out an ad that will air in eight battleground states. >> mitt romney made $20 million in 2010 but paid only 14% in taxes. probably less than you. now he has a plan that would give millionaires another tax break and raises taxes on middle class families by up to $2,000 a year. mitt romney's middle class tax increase, he pays less, you pay more. >> the romney campaign has been caught completely...
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it was called romney care. romney care provided access to publicly financed birth control. and expanded access to family planning services. and prescription contraceptives for the people of massachusetts. and get this, in 2005 mr. romney signed a bill that increased access to the morning after pill. he even wanted to require catholic hospitals to issue the morning after pill to rape victims. and now he's saying the president is waging a war on religion? mr. romney's all tied in pretzels. and he's struggling to figure out which way to bend next. joining me now is dana milbank, columnist for the washington post and terry o'neill for the organization of women. thanks to both of you for being with us tonight. >> good evening, reverend. >> back to the culture wars? wasn't he the jobs guy? where's the romney campaign at right now? >> well, this is happening a little early this year. usually we have the war on religion comes out about christmas time. and bill o'reilly gets all excited about the banishment of christianity. but it is coming out early because the election this year.
it was called romney care. romney care provided access to publicly financed birth control. and expanded access to family planning services. and prescription contraceptives for the people of massachusetts. and get this, in 2005 mr. romney signed a bill that increased access to the morning after pill. he even wanted to require catholic hospitals to issue the morning after pill to rape victims. and now he's saying the president is waging a war on religion? mr. romney's all tied in pretzels. and...
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romney's taxes and just whipping mr. romney for not releasing more tax returns. it's understandable that this has focused on harry reid and this strange and seemingly reckless way in which he's made this accusation. he's saying, i'm assuming you're dirty. somebody told me that you are and it seems that you must be, so prove that you're not. it makes sense that people are focusing on harry reid, but there are two things from the public record of mitt romney's life as a public politician that should change or at least inflect the way that this is being discussed. and the first is that if you don't like the way harry reid is making this accusation, if you don't like the way it's being done, if it's unfair or unseemly, you should know that mitt romney himself has done this exact same thing that he is complaining is being done to him now. in 2002, when mitt romney was running for massachusetts governor, he would not release his tax returns. all of the candidates running on the democratic side, reich, birmingham, o'brien, they all released multiple years of tax returns
romney's taxes and just whipping mr. romney for not releasing more tax returns. it's understandable that this has focused on harry reid and this strange and seemingly reckless way in which he's made this accusation. he's saying, i'm assuming you're dirty. somebody told me that you are and it seems that you must be, so prove that you're not. it makes sense that people are focusing on harry reid, but there are two things from the public record of mitt romney's life as a public politician that...
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mitt romney. >> fla., 50, romney. georgia, 76 votes. >> madame secretary, on behalf of the georgia republican voters and the empire state. i stand here with the speaker of the house. we, along with the governor probably give 72 of our delegate votes to the next president of the united states, mitt romney and paul ryan. >> could i please have the state of georgia repeat your account? >> 72 votes for mitt romney. we have 34 ron -- 3 for ron paul and one and decided. >> georgia, 72, rumomney. guam, 9 votes. >> i am the governor of warm and it spread republicans. we are where america's day begins. i have my purpleheart commemoration to. we have a simple count, it is 9 delegates unanimously for the next president of united states, mitt romney. >> bomb, 9, mitt romney. -- guam, 9, romney. >> hawaii. >> i'm the vice chair of the hawaii delegation. why is proud to cast 3 votes for congressman ron paul and 17 votes for mitt romney including 5 released santorum delegates. we are proud to be here and we are described as the love
mitt romney. >> fla., 50, romney. georgia, 76 votes. >> madame secretary, on behalf of the georgia republican voters and the empire state. i stand here with the speaker of the house. we, along with the governor probably give 72 of our delegate votes to the next president of the united states, mitt romney and paul ryan. >> could i please have the state of georgia repeat your account? >> 72 votes for mitt romney. we have 34 ron -- 3 for ron paul and one and decided....
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romney, an aide got involved. >> governor romney! >> governor romney, do you have a statement for the palestinians? >> what about your gaffes? >> governor romney, do you feel your gaffes have overshadowed your foreign trip? >> it's a holy site of the foreign people. show some respect. show some respect. >> we haven't had
romney, an aide got involved. >> governor romney! >> governor romney, do you have a statement for the palestinians? >> what about your gaffes? >> governor romney, do you feel your gaffes have overshadowed your foreign trip? >> it's a holy site of the foreign people. show some respect. show some respect. >> we haven't had
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and hear about the romney olympyick. and the role mrs. romney. >> chris: you give advice on policy? >> no. >> i didn't know she didn't give advice on policy. >> chris: it is it all only on "fox news sunday". and the latest of a state of a presidential race. we'll ask the sunday panel about the gop's big week in tampa and how the obama campaign plans to respond, all right now on "fox news sunday". and hello again from fox news in tampa, site of the republican national convention. we are coming to you today from our sky box in the tampa bay times forum where the convention was supposed to start monday. but a dangerous storm named isaac headed this way is changed those plans. republicans have cancelled the convention start monday and squeezed it in to tuesday. joining us now to head the republican national committee. chairman, how hard is isaac going to hit tampa? >> we don't think it will be that bad in tampa. but there will be driving wind and rain. we have to put safety first. this is a couple of thing to start the decision . we couldn't be assured a safe travel path over the bridge
and hear about the romney olympyick. and the role mrs. romney. >> chris: you give advice on policy? >> no. >> i didn't know she didn't give advice on policy. >> chris: it is it all only on "fox news sunday". and the latest of a state of a presidential race. we'll ask the sunday panel about the gop's big week in tampa and how the obama campaign plans to respond, all right now on "fox news sunday". and hello again from fox news in tampa, site of the...
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romney has a more difficult path. on the other hand, if the overall water table rises for him air, lot of states that now look very difficult for him will look a lot easier. the fact that he's put wisconsin in play helps him enormously if they can keep that. we talked to scott walker this morning and he believes the enthusiasm that we all saw during the recall election out there will carry through into november. >> rose: and rob portman believes the same thing in ohio. i haven't heard much about the tea party out here. is it simply because their people, their support, paul ryan being one, marco rubio being another, are the future stars of the party. >> it looked like an angry protest in 2009 when we saw it in the town hall meetings, but in fact when you look at the republican governors, they are governing in many ways like tea party conservatives -- >> are they governing effectively? >> some are. not in an uncontroversial way. these are not governors with 65% approval rating. they don't. they are governing in a way th
romney has a more difficult path. on the other hand, if the overall water table rises for him air, lot of states that now look very difficult for him will look a lot easier. the fact that he's put wisconsin in play helps him enormously if they can keep that. we talked to scott walker this morning and he believes the enthusiasm that we all saw during the recall election out there will carry through into november. >> rose: and rob portman believes the same thing in ohio. i haven't heard...
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gwen: and the president accusing romney of robbing the poor. >> it's romney hood. they have tried to sell us this trickle down tax cut fairy dust before and guess what, it does not work. gwen: the biggest open question is who will run with romney? the short list shrinks. covering the week, john harwood of cnbc and the "new york times." beth reinhard of "national journal," and jeff zeleny of "the new york times." >> award-winning reporting and analysis. covering history as it happens. live from our nation's capital, this is "washington week with gwen ifill and national journal". corporate funding for washington west virginia is provided by -- >> this rock has never stood still. since 1875 we've been there for our clients through good times and bad. when their needs changed we were there to meet them. through the years from insurance to investment 34g9, from real estate to requirement solutions, we've developed new ideas for the financial challenges ahead. this rock has never stood still and that's one thing that will never change. prudential. >> a line is a powerful
gwen: and the president accusing romney of robbing the poor. >> it's romney hood. they have tried to sell us this trickle down tax cut fairy dust before and guess what, it does not work. gwen: the biggest open question is who will run with romney? the short list shrinks. covering the week, john harwood of cnbc and the "new york times." beth reinhard of "national journal," and jeff zeleny of "the new york times." >> award-winning reporting and analysis....
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romney first called. first hurdle you have to get over sean has to like you. in the second round. >> and that happens right away. after that question. >> no. i think people are interested in this. generally look everybody who is vetted submitted massive amounts of information and went through follow-up questions and interviews and a rigorous process and it is very well done and professional and my cap is off to them for running a great process. i know a lot of the others considered were called late last night and told it was not going to be them. is that the same for you? well, you know, i served as national co-chair of the mitt romney campaign . he called me. i think it was monday and indicated the direction he was head i certainlyy appreciate that and there was an indication about the process and not about his thinking and decision . he call would me monday evening. >> that is disappointing. i interviewed you twice last week and i tried to pull teeth and you didn't give in at all. >> you have to go back
romney first called. first hurdle you have to get over sean has to like you. in the second round. >> and that happens right away. after that question. >> no. i think people are interested in this. generally look everybody who is vetted submitted massive amounts of information and went through follow-up questions and interviews and a rigorous process and it is very well done and professional and my cap is off to them for running a great process. i know a lot of the others considered...
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the mitt romney mitt romney is selling is not the mitt romney his chief spokesperson is saying he is. and when his new friends keep telling themselves he should never have done, which happens to be something he should be bragging about, not hiding under the bed. well, that's "hardball" for now. thanks for being with us. "the ed show" with ed schultz starts right now. >>> good evening, americans. welcome to "the ed show" tonight from new york. 90 days before the 2012 election. and a hard-hitting commercial has mitt romney's campaign on the path towards self destruction. the facts are getting in the way for romney. this is "the ed show." let's get to work. >> she passed away in 22 days. i do not think mitt romney realizes what he's done to anyone. >> a hard-hitting ad on mitt romney has his campaign in a tail spin. >> if people had been in massachusetts under governor romney's health care plan, they would have had health care. >> republicans are jumping all over the romney camp's response. >> that's the potential gold mine for the obamaites. >> we weigh in on the consequences of outsour
the mitt romney mitt romney is selling is not the mitt romney his chief spokesperson is saying he is. and when his new friends keep telling themselves he should never have done, which happens to be something he should be bragging about, not hiding under the bed. well, that's "hardball" for now. thanks for being with us. "the ed show" with ed schultz starts right now. >>> good evening, americans. welcome to "the ed show" tonight from new york. 90 days...
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romney first called. first hurdle you have to get over sean has to like you. in the second round. >> and that happens right away. after that question. >> no. i think people are interested in this. generally look everybody who is vetted submitted massive amounts of information and went through follow-up questions and interviews and a rigorous process and it is very well done and professional and my cap is off to them for running a great process. i know a lot of the others considered were called late last night and told it was not going to be them. is that the same for you? well, you know, i served as national co-chair of the mitt romney campaign . he called me. i think it was monday and indicated the direction he was head i certainlyy appreciate that and there was an indication about the process and not about his thinking and decision . he call would me monday evening. >> that is disappointing. i interviewed you twice last week and i tried to pull teeth and you didn't give in at all. >> you have to go back
romney first called. first hurdle you have to get over sean has to like you. in the second round. >> and that happens right away. after that question. >> no. i think people are interested in this. generally look everybody who is vetted submitted massive amounts of information and went through follow-up questions and interviews and a rigorous process and it is very well done and professional and my cap is off to them for running a great process. i know a lot of the others considered...
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there is a problem with the romney message and it is romney and not paul ryan. we'll be back in a minute . talk about the tough ad. are they going to too far. we'll be right back. ♪ you want to save money on car insurance? no problem. you want to save money on rv insurance? no problem. you want to save money on motorcycle insurance? no problem. you want to find a place to park all these things? fuggedaboud it. this is new york. hey little guy, wake up! aw, come off it mate! geico. saving people money on more than just car insurance. >> that's when they found the cancer and by then it was stage four and nothing they could do for her. and she passed away in 22 days. >> what does it say about a president's character when his campaign tries to use the tragedy of a woman's death for a political gain? >> that was the back and forth over the controversial adbecause they said a cancer victim died because of what mitt romney did in bain capital. liz, you watched beby wasserman shultz. and she said that was the time of bain capital. >> i didn't catch a lot of what she s
there is a problem with the romney message and it is romney and not paul ryan. we'll be back in a minute . talk about the tough ad. are they going to too far. we'll be right back. ♪ you want to save money on car insurance? no problem. you want to save money on rv insurance? no problem. you want to save money on motorcycle insurance? no problem. you want to find a place to park all these things? fuggedaboud it. this is new york. hey little guy, wake up! aw, come off it mate! geico. saving...
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first and foremost, a romney. the romney name has been in the public eye the last half century, a family of great wealth and business achievement. political success as well as failures. mitt was the fourth and last child for george and lenore romney, born march 12th, 1947. some recall him as the favorite. george wrote to the family in september, 1956, mitt is growing like a weed, is full of ideas and energy as ever. tom mccaffrey grew up with romney. >> mitt as a child was extremely energetic, a kid that could never sit down. his mind was going 100 miles an hour. >> george was much the same way. he's just -- he's got that energy. >> phillip maxwell lived down the street from the romneys in a wealthy detroit suburb. >> george would go out on the golf course. he had fluorescent golf balls and he would hit the ball and he would run after the ball jogging, hit the ball again, and that was his exercise. >> young mitt not only had his father's energy -- >> there seems to be a special bond between george and mitt. >> mic
first and foremost, a romney. the romney name has been in the public eye the last half century, a family of great wealth and business achievement. political success as well as failures. mitt was the fourth and last child for george and lenore romney, born march 12th, 1947. some recall him as the favorite. george wrote to the family in september, 1956, mitt is growing like a weed, is full of ideas and energy as ever. tom mccaffrey grew up with romney. >> mitt as a child was extremely...
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you sure that's not like brick romney or chad or fudge romney? >> i don't really know him well, because i've never been to the gym. >> that's right, jokes from house minority leader, nancy pelosi. one late night comment, though, was not laughing. >> paul ryan, like mitt romney and like president obama and like joe biden, is a good family men. we have four good family men. what about me, i don't need family men. i have a monologue. i need more herman janes and john edwards. i don't need family men. let's get herman crain and john edwards back in this race. >> or maybe donald trump. donald trump says he has a surprise for everyone at the republican national convention. a surprise he says people will love. apparently, he is not going. >> senator john mccain said it would be wise for president obama to drop joe biden from the ticket. wait, john mccain is giving advice about choosing a running mate. it is like donald trump giving advice about choosing a barber. >>> speaking of the vice president. >> president obama said he is sticking with joe biden a
you sure that's not like brick romney or chad or fudge romney? >> i don't really know him well, because i've never been to the gym. >> that's right, jokes from house minority leader, nancy pelosi. one late night comment, though, was not laughing. >> paul ryan, like mitt romney and like president obama and like joe biden, is a good family men. we have four good family men. what about me, i don't need family men. i have a monologue. i need more herman janes and john edwards. i...
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mitt romney hitting the road. less than 12 hours after officially accepting the party's nomination and spending general election money, he will travel to see hurricane isaac damage firsthand following a rally set in lakeland, florida n , in 30 minutes. pete alexander will be traveling, and so, there is a new plane and tell me about the decision to go to new orleans. >> good question and we will focus on both of those. and looking at the new plane, we are having a chance to see the new plane of mitt romney and the running mate paul ryan there in the distance as they rally up the troops here in advance of what they are calling a farewell victory rally and it reads that the theme through the next two months, believe in america, and there is another one not too far away that paul ryan will be hopping on and the decision to go the louisiana and specifically the new orleans area, chuck, is one that the campaign had been considering over the last several days to try to find an appropriate time to do it. they say they wer
mitt romney hitting the road. less than 12 hours after officially accepting the party's nomination and spending general election money, he will travel to see hurricane isaac damage firsthand following a rally set in lakeland, florida n , in 30 minutes. pete alexander will be traveling, and so, there is a new plane and tell me about the decision to go to new orleans. >> good question and we will focus on both of those. and looking at the new plane, we are having a chance to see the new...
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what is mitt romney? what is at mitt romney's political core? >> keeping america the strongest nation on earth with the boast homes and values, the best schools, the capacity to defend liberty. i want to keep america strong. >> i love this country. i love the principles this country was based upon. those principles applied honestly and consistently will help families. will help working people. will grow a permanent middle class with better wages and better prospects. i want to do that for the american people and for this country which i happen to believe is an exceptional nation. unlike any other on earth. it was founded on the principal that our rights come from the creator and we can pursue happiness as we choose. this exceptional beginning leads to an exceptional role in mission. >> so the people who say you've been on both sides of issues, or you've changed too much. what do you say to that charge? >> the president just changed his position on gay marriage. no one has any comment on that. oh, that's fine. that's president obama. we all say t
what is mitt romney? what is at mitt romney's political core? >> keeping america the strongest nation on earth with the boast homes and values, the best schools, the capacity to defend liberty. i want to keep america strong. >> i love this country. i love the principles this country was based upon. those principles applied honestly and consistently will help families. will help working people. will grow a permanent middle class with better wages and better prospects. i want to do...